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Posted: 8:32 a.m. Monday, Jan. 7, 2013

Victory Christian Center: Mother can't claim damages for abuse

The mother is seeking more than $75,000 in damages.

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Victory Christian Center, Tulsa
Victory Christian Center, Tulsa

By Shelby Travis

via The Associated Press

Tulsa, OK —

A Tulsa megachurch is asking for the dismissal of a civil lawsuit that accuses employees of trying to cover up the rape of a 13-year-old girl by a worker on the church's campus.

The Victory Christian Center argues that the girl's mother, who filed the suit, is not entitled to any relief under the law. A hearing is set for Monday at the Tulsa County courthouse.

Ex-janitor Chris Denman was sentenced to 55 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple sex-related charges. Denman admitted raping the teenage girl in a stairwell on church property.

The lawsuit accuses employees of not reporting the August rape to the authorities while the church conducted an in-house investigation.

The mother is seeking more than $75,000 in damages.

Copyright The Associated Press

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